We have a Hotpoint Electronic 800 De Luxe 9524 washing machine. Although it is now just over 20 years old and averages 3 or 4 loads per week, it has never let us down and has only needed 2 sets of motor brushes (which I did myself).
The drum bearings have now worn out and it makes quite a loud noise when spinning and you can feel the movement in the drum.
My question is whether it will be cost effective to have the bearings replaced? It looks like it would be easy to mess up as a DIY fix and possibly needs a special tool, so I would get in a proper 'engineer'.
I ask because in all other respects the machine is doing fine and I get the impression that the materials used were better and the lack of loads of electronics means it should be more robust! Any idea of time (or rough cost) for the job? Thanks.
The drum bearings have now worn out and it makes quite a loud noise when spinning and you can feel the movement in the drum.
My question is whether it will be cost effective to have the bearings replaced? It looks like it would be easy to mess up as a DIY fix and possibly needs a special tool, so I would get in a proper 'engineer'.
I ask because in all other respects the machine is doing fine and I get the impression that the materials used were better and the lack of loads of electronics means it should be more robust! Any idea of time (or rough cost) for the job? Thanks.